In fact, there are three main kinds of motor used in today’s EVs. Ask a Mechanic is written by Brian Early, a Red Seal-certified Automotive Service Technician. You can send your questions to ...

Lithium-ion batteries—the most common battery in EVs—can only accept power from a direct current (DC). But the most reliable EV motors can only get power from an alternating current (AC).

2). This higher-level DC voltage drives the DC-AC inverter that in turn drives the electric motor. EVs often will use higher-voltage batteries and eliminate the need for the boost converter.

Even at the same charger, some EVs take twice as long as others to add the same number of miles. Whether you plug in at a 240-volt Level 2 charger at home or work, or plan to use a public DC fast ...

EVs are complicated ... that beats the pants off Billy Sedgwick’s papier mâché volcano. Electric motors—AC, DC, brushed, ...